Sunday's NBA and WNBA Trends and Indexes - 5/20

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Sunday, May 20

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On May 17, 1979, Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 in 10 innings, in one of the strangest games ever:

13) Phillies were 24-10 at the time; Chicago was 16-16. Cubs had 26 hits in the game, Phils had 24.

12) The game was 7-6 Phillies, after the first inning. Somewhere, someone bet the under in this game.

11) Phillies starting pitcher Randy Lerch homered in the top of the first inning, never finished the bottom of the first. Both starting pitchers got only one out before being removed.

10) Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt hit 3rd/4th in Phillies’ order; they combined to score seven runs and knock in eight. Light-hitting Larry Bowa was 5 for 8 in the game.

9) Bob Boone was 3-4 with five RBI’s; his son Aaron is now the manager in the Bronx. Boone and Schmidt were both walked intentionally twice.

8) Reliever Tug McGraw faced 10 batters; seven of them scored. McGraw is the father of the great singer Tim McGraw.

7) 22 of the first 53 Cubs who came to bat scored, but Rawly Eastwick slammed the door shut in the last two innings, retiring all six Cubs he faced.

6) Donnie Moore faced 14 batters and seven of them scored, but he did hit a triple, one of his two career three-baggers.

5) Phillies led this game 21-9 in the 5th inning but Cubs tied the game off of Ron Reed in the 8th inning; Reed pitched 19 years in the major leagues and also played 119 games for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons from 1965-67.

4) Dave Kingman hit three homers for the Cubs; Bill Buckner knocked in seven runs, seven years before his infamous error in the ’86 World Series.

3) Phillies went home the next day and got swept in a 3-game series by the Expos. Chicago lost its next four games after this one.

2) 1979 turned out to be the only year in a six-year stretch where the Phillies missed the playoffs; they finished 84-78, the Cubs 80-82.

Phillies fired manager Danny Ozark late in 1979, hired Dallas Green and won the ’80 World Series.

1) Naysayers like to criticize baseball now but attendance that day was 14,952; when was last time the Cubs drew less than 15,000 for a home game?

NBA Western Conference Final Game 3 betting preview and odds: Rockets at Warriors

Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors (-7, 226.5)

Series tied 1-1

The Golden State Warriors seized homecourt advantage from the Houston Rockets in their best-of-seven Western Conference finals, and that's proven to be a pretty significant edge for the defending champs. The Warriors put a 15-game home winning streak in the playoffs - tied for the NBA record - on the line when they host the Rockets in a critical Game 3 on Sunday night. Oddsmakers have the Dubs set as 7-point home favorities with the total at 226.5 points.

To keep its run alive and set a new league standard, Golden State needs to recover from a 22-point loss in Game 2 that saw guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson struggle to shoot a combined 10-for-30 from the floor. Golden State failed to cover as a 1.5-point road underdog.

"I've gone 0-for-11 before shooting 3s and 1-for-8, whatever the case is," Curry told reporters Friday. "I always shoot that next shot with the optimism and confidence that it's going in. So, you can work on stuff between practices and games to get your rhythm, just seeing the ball going in and working on your mechanics, but [I'll] never lose confidence in myself. That'll never change."

Houston sees an opportunity to take back control of the series and insists it is unfazed as it enters two straight games in Oakland.

"The challenge is you're playing Golden State," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters. "That's why they've won 15 in a row, not because of the building, but because they're good. I mean, everybody, all these players are used to playing in hostile environments or loud or whatever. I mean, it helps a little bit. Sometimes you feed off the energy also from the other crowd. So you try to take them out as soon as you can and take out the crowd, but they're a good basketball team."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT

SERIES PRICE: Warriors -300, Rockets +250 (GTBets.eu)

LINE HISTORY: Golden State opened a 7-point home favorite for Game 3 and moved to -7.5 briefly before buyback on Houston brought the spread back to -7. The total opened 226.5 and has stayed relatively still heading into Sunday.

WHAT SHARPS SAY: "The Rockets travel to Golden State looking to regain a home-court advantage they lost in the series opener in Houston, knowing they have dropped 21 of the last 26 game in this series, including 11 of the last 13 games on this floor. It should be noted, though, that No. 1 seeds are 19-9 ATS as road dogs of more than six points since 1997." -- Marc Lawrence

ABOUT THE ROCKETS (74-20 SU, 48-45-1 ATS, 39-54-1 O/U): Point guard Chris Paul had 16 points, six assists and three steals in the Game 2 win while fighting through a calf issue that he says will not hold him back for Sunday's tilt. "His foot was bothering him a little bit," D'Antoni told the media of Paul, who returned to practice Friday. "It shouldn't be a problem. Just normal. Nothing that would sideline him or anything. He's good." Eric Gordon scored 27 points while making 6-of-9 3-pointers in Game 2 after averaging 9.7 points and hitting 5-of-18 from beyond the arc over his previous three contests.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (67-27 SU, 40-53-1 ATS, 44-49-1 O/U): Coach Steve Kerr is one of many on the Golden State side hoping that a change of venue will help his team rediscover its mental edge. "Game 2 everything changed," Kerr told KNBR's Tolbert and Lund. "We gave up easy hoops. PJ Tucker got two wide open 3s in the corners in the second quarter. That got him going. Everything that Houston needed to get going, they got it. Some of it was their doing, some of it was lack of intensity and focus, and we've got to be better with that." Kevin Durant has carried the load offensively by averaging 37.5 points on 55.1 percent shooting.

TRENDS:

- Rockets are just 2-5 ATS as underdogs this season.
- Rockets are 6-1 in the "Race to 20 Points" prop the past seven games.
- Warriors are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games.
- Under is 21-10 in Rockets' last 31 overall.
- Under is 19-7-1 in Warriors last 27 after allowing 100+ points in previous game.

CONSENSUS: 51 percent of spread bets are on Houston while 72 percent of totals bets are on the Over.

HOUSTON (74 - 20) at GOLDEN STATE (67 - 27) - 5/20/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 64-39 ATS (+21.1 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 27-17 ATS (+8.3 Units) in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after scoring 115 points or more this season.
HOUSTON is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 39-52 ATS (-18.2 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 37-46 ATS (-13.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 18-27 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 20-33 ATS (-16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 10-6 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 12-5 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

Houston @ Golden State (1-1)
Rockets were 16-42 on arc in Game 2 win, 29-46 inside arc; Warriors were 9-30 on arc. Houston’s best chance to win is to run like hell, with Curry less than 100%; Tucker/Ariza were combined 15-18 in Game 2, after going 3-11 in Game 1. Gordon scored 27 off bench, was +29 in 32:38 on court. Golden State won its last four home games, but covered only one of them. Under is 4-1 in their last five games. Road team won six of last nine games between these two. Golden State is 25-4 in playoff games since they signed Durant. Under is 8-4 in last 12 series games.

Houston Rockets
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games
Houston is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
Houston is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Golden State
Houston is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Golden State
Houston is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Houston is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Golden StateGolden State Warriors
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games
Golden State is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games at home
Golden State is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Golden State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Houston
Golden State is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston

LAS VEGAS (0 - 0) at CONNECTICUT (0 - 0) - 5/20/2018, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 41-27 ATS (+11.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 15 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
LAS VEGAS is 76-51 ATS (+19.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 60-38 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
LAS VEGAS is 60-38 ATS (+18.2 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 4-2 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 6-0 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

INDIANA (0 - 1) at WASHINGTON (0 - 0) - 5/20/2018, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 312-371 ATS (-96.1 Units) in all games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-1 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

ATLANTA (0 - 0) at DALLAS (0 - 1) - 5/20/2018, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

LOS ANGELES (0 - 0) at MINNESOTA (0 - 0) - 5/20/2018, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 9-7 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-8 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

NEW YORK (0 - 0) at CHICAGO (1 - 0) - 5/20/2018, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is greater than or equal to 150 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in home games in May, June, or July games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-3 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 4-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

PHOENIX (1 - 0) at SEATTLE (0 - 0) - 5/20/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 16-35 ATS (-22.5 Units) in May games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 121-83 ATS (+29.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1997.
PHOENIX is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) on Sunday games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 4-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 4-3 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Las Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Las Vegas is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Las Vegas is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Connecticut
Las Vegas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Las Vegas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Las Vegas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against ConnecticutConnecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Las Vegas
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Las Vegas

Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Indiana's last 15 games when playing on the road against WashingtonWashington Mystics
Washington is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Washington is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 15 games when playing at home against Indiana

Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games
Atlanta is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
Atlanta is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Atlanta is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against DallasDallas Wings
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Dallas is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games
Los Angeles is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Los Angeles's last 18 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Los Angeles is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing on the road against MinnesotaMinnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Los Angeles
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Phoenix's last 24 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against SeattleSeattle Storm
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Seattle is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

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